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Falling NASA Satellite sparks emergency phone alert in South Korea
10Jan By adminNo Comments
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Falling NASA Satellite sparks emergency phone alert in South Korea

[ad_1] South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a more unusual notification Monday morning, cautioning of danger from above. South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a more unusual notification Monday morning, cautioning of danger from above. The country's Ministry of Science and ICT sent a nationwide alert that “some debris from a falling US satellite may crash near the Korean peninsula” at around lunchtime. “Please be careful when going out during that time.” The ministry subsequently said in a statement that the retired spacecraft — NASA's Earth Radiation Budget Satellite — was “believed to have passed over the Korean Peninsula, and no special damage has ...
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South Korea’s lunar orbiter Danuri sends photos of Earth, Moon
3Jan By adminNo Comments
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South Korea’s lunar orbiter Danuri sends photos of Earth, Moon

[ad_1] South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon's surface and Earth, the national space centre said Tuesday. Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- was launched on a SpaceX rocket from the United States in August 2022 and entered lunar orbit last month. Its images -- taken between December 24 and January 1 -- show the lunar surface and Earth, and were shot from less than 120 kilometres (75 miles) over the Moon, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said in a statement. The images and videos will be "used to select potential sites for a Moon landing in 2032," it added. Danuri is circling the Moon every two hours, the centre said. The orbiter will begin its scientific mission next month, whic...
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South Korea vs Portugal LIVE score streaming: Watch FIFA World Cup 2022 online, know how to
2Dec By adminNo Comments
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South Korea vs Portugal LIVE score streaming: Watch FIFA World Cup 2022 online, know how to

[ad_1] Watch Cristiano Ronaldo and Son Heung-min in action in this FIFA World Cup fixture between South Korea and Portugal tonight. The match will be streamed live online on JioCinema and Tata Play. The final set of games in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2022 are set to take place tonight. These games will determine the fate of Group G and Group H. While Brazil and Portugal have qualified for the next round, the games will tell us which two other teams will make it to the Round of 16. And one of the big contenders is South Korea, who can qualify if they beat Portugal. With tons of upsets already taking place and Son Heung-min being in stellar form, anything is possible. But facing them is a star studded team of Bruno Fernandez, Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo. Either way, thi...
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Samsung to Invest $5 Billion Under Plan to Tame Emissions
15Sep By adminNo Comments
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Samsung to Invest $5 Billion Under Plan to Tame Emissions

[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co. will invest 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in green initiatives and call on South Korea to tackle high costs of clean energy as the electronics giant looks to reverse a rise in emissions and zero out direct pollution by mid-century. Samsung Electronics Co. will invest 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in green initiatives and call on South Korea to tackle high costs of clean energy as the electronics giant looks to reverse a rise in emissions and zero out direct pollution by mid-century. The world's largest memory-chip maker, which has seen its climate footprint swell in recent years as it has expanded energy-intensive manufacturing lines, plans to eliminate Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions. Samsung has...
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Viral Photo Showing Special Parking Spots For Women Divides Internet
8Sep By adminNo Comments
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Viral Photo Showing Special Parking Spots For Women Divides Internet

[ad_1] Picture shows car parking spaces reserved for women.A photo showing car parking spaces reserved for women is gaining traction on social media platform Reddit. Though the post doesn't describe the exact location where the picture was clicked, the title talks about such initiatives in South Korea, China and Germany. Four pink-coloured parking spots are visible in the picture that appears to have been clicked inside a mall. These longer, broader, and pink-outlined sections are reserved only for women. The post has received more than 28,000 upvotes and over 3,700 comments since being posted four days ago.One of the users who commented on the post, which triggered a debate, said these reserved parking spots are not limited to pregnant women, but are available to families with young kid...
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North Korea Says New Fever Cases Were Flu, Not Covid
26Aug By adminNo Comments
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North Korea Says New Fever Cases Were Flu, Not Covid

[ad_1] North Korea has blamed the outbreak on South KoreaSeoul: North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.The state media announcement came a day after authorities said they had locked down parts of Ryanggang province -- which borders China -- after finding four new "fever" cases there.North Korea refers to "fever patients" rather than "Covid patients" in case reports, apparently due to a lack of testing capacity.The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday that the new cases were "suspected of being infected with the malignant epidemic" -- just two weeks after the country declared victory over Covid-19.But on Friday, it said they were actually not Covid infec...
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